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Wind has for the most part been from the North and 
North-east, occasionally blowing strongly. On two or three 
occasions it veered somewhat to the South-east and South, 
producing warm and genial weather. 
NovEMBER. 
Barometer.—Maximum, 30°74 inches on the 21st; minimum, 
29-40 inches on the 29th; average, 30°23 inches. 
During the first half of the month the barometer varied but 
little, the extreme range for that period was ‘67 of an inch. 
Towards the close of the month there was considerable oscilla- 
tion resulting from the stormy weather on the 28th and 29th 
of the month. On the whole the barometer stood high, being 
30 inches and upwards on 25 days, and on 5 days only, 29 
inches and upwards. 
Thermometer.—Maximum, 58°°5 on the 18th and 20th ; 
minimum, 27° on the night of the 25th ; average, 44°-82; two 
degrees above the average for November generally. The average 
of the day temperature was 50°63, of the night temperature 
39°-02. At an elevation of 4 feet from the ground the tem- 
perature fell to freezing-point on 3 days only. 
Rain fell to the depth of 1:20 inches on 12 days; the average 
fall for the month of November being 318 inches. This 
month, like the preceding month of October, was unusually dry. 
Only one heavy fall occurred, on the 27th, when ‘51 of an 
inch was measured. The total fall from the beginning of the 
year is 24-21 inches, nearly 4 inches below the average fall for 
that period. 
Wind.—A very heavy and destructive gale from N.W. 
occurred on the 28th and 29th. Much fog prevailed from the 
19th to the 22nd, chiefly in the night, and in the morning 
until mid-day. 
DEcEMBER. 
Barometer.—Maximum, 30°63 inches on the 22nd; mini- 
mum, 29°32 inches on the 30th ; average, 30 inches. 
Some rapid falls occurred, viz.: from 30°17 inches on the 
7th to 29°44 inches on the 9th; from 30 inches on the 28th to 
